Al Ain.. leads with 19 matches without defeat

Al-Ain, the leaders and their pursuer, Shabab Al-Ahly, moved away from the rest of the competitors in the race for the professional league title for the 2025-2026 season, with seven rounds remaining until the end of the competition, at a time when the excitement continues with the exchange of lead between “Al-Zaeem” and “Dubai Knights”, while the competition for third place was limited to between Al-Jazira, Al-Wahda and Al-Wasl.

Al Ain had won against Al Wasl 2-0, while Shabab Al Ahly beat Kalba 5-1, Sharjah lost to Al Nasr 1-2, Al Wahda also lost to Bani Yas 0-1, Al Jazira beat Al Dhafra 2-1, and Al Bataeh beat Ajman 1-0, while Khor Fakkan and Dibba tied without goals. “Emirates Today” reviews the most prominent scenes of the 19th round.

The “leader” is undefeated

Al Ain continued its brilliance this season, maintaining its unbeaten record for the 19th consecutive match after defeating Al Wasl with two unanswered goals, after achieving 14 wins against five draws, remaining the only team that has not tasted the bitterness of defeat so far. Al-Zaeem also raised the unbeaten streak to 26 consecutive matches, becoming the second longest streak in professional history after Al Jazira, which achieved 28 unbeaten matches.

Iron defense

The defensive factor stands out as an important weapon for Shabab Al-Ahly, as they have conceded only seven goals since the beginning of the season, the last of which was against Ittihad Kalba during a 5-1 victory, making them the team that conceded the least goals in the competition, compared to the 16 goals that came against leaders Al Ain.

The Mansouri effect

Shabab Al-Ahly player Mohamed Jumaa Al-Mansouri (19 years old) continues to provide an addition to the team in recent matches, and his influence is more evident when he starts, as he scored four goals in the six matches he played from the beginning, noting that he participated in 8 substitute matches, and scored one goal.

Baniyas jump

Baniyas achieved a remarkable surprise by defeating its guest, Al Wahda, with a goal without a response, so that “Al Samawi” achieved its second victory in a row for the first time this season, and the two wins gave the team an important impetus to escape from last place, as it rose to 11th place with 20 points, slightly away from the pressures of relegation.

Triple weapon

Al Ain, Shabab Al Ahly and Al Sharjah teams continue to rely on long shots as an effective weapon, as the trio tops the list of teams that scored the most from outside the penalty area with seven goals for each team until the end of the round.

Moroccan imprint

Despite the absence of the Moroccan players’ impact in scoring during the 19th round, this does not hide their presence in the current season, as Tariq Tisoudali, the Khor Fakkan player, Karim Al-Barkawi, the Al-Dhafra player, and Walid Azaro, the Ajman player, are in the advanced positions (third, fourth, and fifth, respectively) in the scorers’ list. In general, the Moroccan players are considered the most goalscorers in the league with 44 goals, ahead of the players. Citizens and then Brazilians.

Weak pterygium

Al Dhafra is still suffering from receiving early goals, after conceding in nine matches during the first quarter of an hour of the match, the last of which was against Al Jazira, and the weak start remains a source of concern for the team, as it collected only five points in the matches in which it trailed in the result.

Memory of victories

Al-Bataeh regained the winning tone after an eight-match wait, after defeating Ajman with a clean goal. Al-Raqi had tied in four matches, and lost the same during that period, so the victory gave it an important morale boost in the struggle for survival after reaching 16 points, only two points behind Al-Dhafra, which is in 12th place.

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